I've known a lot of people that don't mind that. They've got a good career and still have time to do other things, like, you know, live a little or raise a family.
If he can drop the self-loathing and envy, maybe with some guided meditation, I think he could live a quite comfortable routine there. It won't be a sustainable life, as the VC money have to run out sometime but right now that's a bit like saying that the sun has to go out some day.
The hyper-connected ultra-technological micromanaged life isn't for me, but kudos to the author for making it work for him.
I'm there and have a great life outside of work and a young family. I've yet to see the crazy culture everyone rants about.
I prefer a bit tougher job that means I'll be financially free in 10 years. It also means my wife doesn't have to work and can really focus on raising our children.
I've worked some long days, but not 16hrs. Plus I really dig the projects I'm on.
Games, reading and doing various sports is what keeps me having a good life. I'd have loved to able to find meaningful work, but that never happened. Interestingly, this is freeing. If my work will never be important, I'm free to just enjoy life while it lasts. Maybe that perspective helps.
I work on my farm, study music, am developing a new product, and enjoy actual conversations with my trophy wife and amazing kids IRL. No time for “hanging out in the metaverse”, which sounds depressing AF.
I know guys like this and its an amazing amount of focus on a task punctuated by hiking and other outdoorsy/physical activities. They also have no responsibilities outside of their immediate life so they remain uninterrupted. All they do is pay bills and live. But they are also quite solitary yet have healthy social lives.
And here I am, a single-by-choice hermit, with enough money to get by from a below-average-salary-for-my-position job, and no real achievements to be recognized for (which doesn't bother me, since I don't care what others think of me), and no real worries until I have something to worry about and deal with it then. And yet I feel perfectly content with my life in general, and happy 99% of the time.
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